What is it?

A Scottish Office initiative which can supply the materials (paper or electronic), support and information needed to review and compare practice asthma management with the BTS/SIGN guidelines.

Who can take part?

All health professionals from throughout Scotland who are interested in reviewing their management of asthma will be given the opportunity to take part in the initiative.

What would you have to do?

Randomly select thirty asthma patients from your practice asthma register (full instruction is given).

Complete a patient questionnaire using records for the previous 12 months.

Invite the selected patients to attend for a clinical assessment of their asthma.

Provide a few details about your practice structure.

What do you get in return?

A confidential and personalised audit critique comparing your practice’s asthma management with recommended management.

Automatic accreditation for Health Board Chronic Disease Management (Asthma) annual audit requirements.

A PGEA accredited education package (cost free) for up to 4 hours Service Management, 8 hours Disease Management and 4 hours Health Promotion).

A minimum of 16 study hours for PREP for participating nurses.

Are you interested?